Helsinki Songs
Jazz
| Sep 2018
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-10-04
Reviewed 2018-10-04
Reviewed: 2018-09-09
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Written mostly in the grand Finnish capital, Helsinki Songs' eleven ethereal compositions quietly reflect the moody, autumnal characteristics of their surroundings. To serve the songs and their heightened sense of time and space, Seim brings together the playfully inventive band to deliver a rich, rippling cascade of melodies, often hazy, often fleeting, yet serenely lasting to the introspective fore.
If You Like: Paul McCandless, Jane Ira Bloom, Keith Jarrett, Yelena Eckemoff
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Sol’s Song (6:03) – piano starts> slow jam swings to midtempo> pause> slow fade
2/ Helsinki Song (7:54) – piano starts> slow jam> slow fade
3/ New Beginning (7:03) – sax starts> slow jam> pause> slow jam> slow fade
4/ Ciaccona Per Embrik (6:00) – sax starts> slow jam> slow fade
*5/ Birthday Song ( For Mats Eilerts) (5:59) – piano starts slow & hesitant> slow jam> slow fade
*6/ Sorrow March (7;53) – sax strts> slow & haunting jam> beautiful piano solo> crescendo & fade
7/ Nocturne (4;48) – bass stats slow & steady< slow jam> slow fade
*8/ Randalusian Folk Song (7:08) – drums start> midtempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
9/ Katya’s Dream (4:37) – sax starts> slow jam> slow fade
10/ Morning Song (3:43) – sax starts> slow jam> slow fade
*11/ Yes Please Both (2:41) - bass starts> midtempo off-kilter jam with plaintive sax over the top> quick stop
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Written mostly in the grand Finnish capital, Helsinki Songs' eleven ethereal compositions quietly reflect the moody, autumnal characteristics of their surroundings. To serve the songs and their heightened sense of time and space, Seim brings together the playfully inventive band to deliver a rich, rippling cascade of melodies, often hazy, often fleeting, yet serenely lasting to the introspective fore.
If You Like: Paul McCandless, Jane Ira Bloom, Keith Jarrett, Yelena Eckemoff
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Sol’s Song (6:03) – piano starts> slow jam swings to midtempo> pause> slow fade
2/ Helsinki Song (7:54) – piano starts> slow jam> slow fade
3/ New Beginning (7:03) – sax starts> slow jam> pause> slow jam> slow fade
4/ Ciaccona Per Embrik (6:00) – sax starts> slow jam> slow fade
*5/ Birthday Song ( For Mats Eilerts) (5:59) – piano starts slow & hesitant> slow jam> slow fade
*6/ Sorrow March (7;53) – sax strts> slow & haunting jam> beautiful piano solo> crescendo & fade
7/ Nocturne (4;48) – bass stats slow & steady< slow jam> slow fade
*8/ Randalusian Folk Song (7:08) – drums start> midtempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
9/ Katya’s Dream (4:37) – sax starts> slow jam> slow fade
10/ Morning Song (3:43) – sax starts> slow jam> slow fade
*11/ Yes Please Both (2:41) - bass starts> midtempo off-kilter jam with plaintive sax over the top> quick stop
Recent airplay
Sorrow March
Music Casserole — Dec 08, 2018
Randalusian Folk Song
A Night on the Roof — Nov 08, 2018
Randalusian Folk Song
Old fart At play — Nov 02, 2018
Charting
2018-10-08 — 2018-12-10
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 9 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Sol's Song | ||
| 2. | Helsinki Song | ||
| 3. | New Beginning | ||
| 4. | Ciaccona Per Embrik | ||
| 5. | Birthday Song (For Mats Eilerts) | ||
| 6. | Sorrow March | ||
| 7. | Nocturne | ||
| 8. | Randalusian Folk Song | ||
| 9. | Katya's Dream | ||
| 10. | Morning Song | ||
| 11. | Yes Please Both |